Chassagne-Montrachet is located to the south of Puligny-Montrachet in the Côte de Beaune and is one of Burgundy's greatest white wine appellations. Cailleret is widely believed to be one of Chassagne-Montrachet's best Premier Cru vineyards. It benefits from its hillside location and excellent exposure, which allows its grapes to gain perfect maturity, and its rocky soils with lots of stones. The name Cailleret comes from the word Caille meaning stones.

Vinification & Ageing

Fermentation

Traditional in oak barrels with complete malolactic fermentation

Ageing

8 to 10 months ageing in oak barrels, 50% new

Barrels

Louis Latour cooperage, French oak, medium toasted

Wine tasting

Tasting Note

The wine is full of tropical fruit with a lingering appeal on the palate.

Pale lemon, a greenish tinge. Aromatically engaging, properly tense and vibrant, with light apple, quince, and freshly ripe pear, lightly leesy but positive, no sense of being overworked. Dense, quite doux for the site, thanks to the warmth of the vintage, but there is good concentration and still enough tension, which should be ratcheted up once the wine has been filtered and bottled. (Neil Beckett, cask sample)

Offering up notes of citrus oil, fresh pastry and
dried white flowers, the 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets is
medium to full-bodied, satiny and open-knit, with a generous, charming profile.
It will drink well young.

Cask sample. Light spice and citrus nose
and more stony/mineral than the Puligny Chalumaux. Rounded and gentle on the
palate. (JH, UK)

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret" 2017 - James Suckling - USA - February 2019 -94/100Impressive, mineral-infused lemon and peach aromas here, leading to a palate that has a fresh, fleshy and very taut feel. Elegance with power, super length and piercing drive here. One of the best Latour whites from 2017.

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret" 2016 - Burgundy Report - Bill Nanson - December 2017Hmm - a little vibration in the aroma here - I
already know that this is going to be good! Supple, really bubbling with fine,
fresh complexity - width of flavour too. A lovely wine and a more forward and
communicative wine but not finer than the Perrières.

There is better complexity to the pretty nose
that combines notes of petrol, resin, pear, apple and lavender. The more
vibrant and intense flavors evidence better minerality as well that continues
onto the layered, persistent and more well-balanced finale. Latour always seems
to do well with this wine and 2015 will not break that string of successes. (89-92)/2021+

This stony, mineral wine is still way
behind in its development. It is crisp and tight in texture, with refreshing
acidity that lifts the white fruits with lime highlights. It's a full wine that
will develop well. Drink from 2019.

Pretty and fresh aromas of citrus and white flowers.There is good zip to the well-detailed and more obviously mineral-driven flavors that aren't quite as concentrated on the focused if slightly less complex finale.

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret" 2013 - Wine Enthusiast - October 2015 - 94/100This wine is rich and soft with acidity rounded out by ripe melon and apple fruit flavors. The background is more structured, tense with apple skins and minerality. Packed with acidity at the end, the wine is crisp, tight and demands aging. Drink from 2019. (USA)

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret" 2013 - James Suckling - June 2015 - 95/100A
dense and layered white that more resembles a red with a phenolic texture and
beautiful ripe fruit. Full body, velvety mouthfeel and a long flavorful finish.
Muscular and enticing all the way. Grand cru quality here. Drink or hold.

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret" 2013 - Burghound.com - June 2015 - 92/100A notably ripe but agreeably fresh nose offers up notes of dried yellow fruit, white flowers and petrol scents that are also trimmed in a subtle application of wood. There is fine detailed to the intensely mineral-inflected middle weight flavors that possess a refined mouth feel before terminating in a lingering, balanced and solidly complex finale. This should drink well both young and with age on it. By Allen Meadows (USA)

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret" 2013 - Burgundy Report - December 2014 - "Fine complex wine"Slightly more floral nose - high-toned and very pretty. Volume with energy and complexity - candied fruit and good acidity. I only find real minerality in the finish, but this is a fine and complex wine- I like it very much.

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret" 2010 - Wine Spectator Online - February 2013 - 90/100Thick with honey, lime and baking spice flavors, this viscous white flashes power and a touch of heat. Concentrated, with honey and spice accents lingering on the finish. Best from 2014 through 2020. By Bruce Sanderson, USA.

Chassagne-Montrachet "Cailleret" 2010 - Wine Spectator - January 2013 - 90/100Thick with honey, lime and baking-spice flavours, this viscous white flashes power and a touch of heat. Concentrated, with honey and spice accents lingering on the finish. Best from 2014 through 2020. By Bruce Sanderson, USA.

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret" 2010 - Burghound.com - June 2012 - 91/100There is excellent detail and verve to the finely delineated and pure medium-bodied flavors that possess good depth on the reasonably dry and solidly persistent finish. I very much like the balance here and if more depth can be added in time, my score may be on the conservative side. 2016+. By Allen Meadows (USA).

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret” 2009 - Burghound.com - June 2011 - 91/100A restrained and distinctly elegant aromatic profile presents pure, airy and relatively high-toned white flower, stone and dried yellow fruit aromas that are in keeping with the surprisingly rich and fullbodied flavors that retain a fine sense of cut and copious underlying material as there is lovely concentration to the textured, precise and seductive mouth feel, especially on the powerful and long finish. Overall, this is not quite as refined in the mouth as it usually is but it's still an attractive effort. 2015+. By Allen Meadows (USA).

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret" 2009- Jancis Robinson - January 2011 - 16/20Some delicacy on the nose. Very rich on the palate. Heavier and fuller than many Caillerets but a well-made wine. Just slightly fat. Drink 2011-2015. (UK)

Chassagne-Montrachet "Cailleret" 2008 - Tennessean.com - "beautiful persistence"This 1er Cru has a pale golden color and is characterized by a bouquet of fresh butter, brioche and flowers. Flavors of honey and resin create a fat wine that is very round with beautiful persistence in the mouth.

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret" 2007 - Burghound - July 2009 - 90-93/100A highly expressive and broad nose features notes of straw, white flower, lemon zest, stone and a hint of underbrush, several of which can be found on the detailed, minerally and gorgeously intense mediumbodied flavors blessed with ample dry extract that buffers the firm acidity and really coats the palate on the wonderfully long finish. This is a classic Cailleret and the class of the entire range of 1ers. 2013+

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret" 2006 - Wine Enthusiast - October 20008 - 92/100Pure minerality here in what is a very youthful wine. It is initially light with touches of stone fruits, but then white currants and structure come through, followed by a burst of acidity. This will certainly age 5-10 years. (USA)

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret" 2006 - Burghound.com - July 2008 - 89-92/100A very ripe yellow fruit nose, particularly peach and apricot, merges into equally
ripe mineral-infused medium full flavors that possess better delineation and much better dry extract levels on the intense, long
and palate staining finish. This is lovely and a wine that will benefit from an extra year or two of cellar time. 2011+. By Allen Meadows (USA).

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret" 2005 - Wine Spectator - August 2007 - 91/100Apple and pear flavors grace this elegant white. Has intensity, with the structure taking over midpalate through the finish. Spice and citrus notes complete the aftertaste. Best from 2009 through 2020.

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret” 2005 - Burghound.com - July 2007 - 90/100Like the Morgeot, this is quite ripe, indeed to the point of being exotic with notes of mango, pineapple and melon trimmed in moderate oak that continues onto the rich, opulent and refined flavors that still manage to reflect the hallmark minerality of a fine Caillerets. This delivers the solid intensity but not the elegance I'm used to seeing here though it's still well made and attractive if a bit atypical. 2010+. By Allen Meadows (USA).

2003 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret” - Burghound.com - October 2005 - 89 points :This is quite generously oaked with plenty of vanilla and wood spice notes with round, thick, intense and nicely mineral flavors that offer excellent complexity and a satisfying if not especially elegant finish. A solid effort mainly because this has retained a fine sense of balance despite the density though it's carrying more wood than I can personally warm up to. 2006+

2002 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret" - Burghound.com - July 2004 - 89 points :Stylistically, this is quite similar to the Chassagne villages with its open and generous character but there is more vibrancy and as one would expect from Caillerets, plenty of racy acidity and an almost pungent and tactile minerality. A very pretty wine that will require a few years in the cellar to realize its ample potential. In short, this is lovely stuff. 89/from 2007+

2001 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Cailleret" - Wine Advocate - April 23rd, 2003 - 89-90 points :Buttered pears can be found in the aromas of the medium-bodied 2001 Chassagne-Montrachet Caillerets. An ample, plush, seductive offering, it reveals copious quantities of pul-laden pears, apple compote, and spices; broad, deep, and silky-textured. It is a sexy, fruit-forward effort. Drink it over the next 5-6 years.